Chapter 249

White clouds surged like sea waves, and a cloud whale slowly appeared on the horizon.

Its body was incomparably huge, occupying almost half of the sky. Its massive figure cast a faint shadow on the mountain land beneath the blue sky.

As the cloud whale approached, the huge shadow on the ground gradually covered the corner of Fire Persimmon Mountain.

"Look quickly! What is that?" The citizens of Fire Persimmon Xiancheng pointed to the sky, exclaiming in surprise at their discovery.

"Such a huge monster, Nascent Soul-level aura! Run quickly, a Nascent Soul-level great monster is coming to attack the city!"

However, before such panic could spread, Fei Si's voice spread throughout the city.

He told the citizens not to worry; what was coming was not a monster, but a vehicle of the Flying Cloud Kingdom's merchant fleet, a cloud whale.

The citizens learned this news and discussed it heatedly.

The panic quickly dissipated, replaced by excitement and curiosity.

Everyone knew about the Cloud Merchants: the Flying Cloud Kingdom's merchant fleet often traveled to all corners of the world, and their footprints were all over the cultivation world; they were very famous.

The reputation of the Flying Cloud Kingdom's merchant fleet was also very high and worthy of public trust.

"But this is the first time I've seen Cloud Merchants using a cloud whale as a vehicle; it's clear that this is a large-scale merchant fleet."

"Is that a cloud whale? It's too big; it's simply breathtaking."

Many cultivators performed their respective spells, looking up at the sky and observing the cloud whale carefully.

The cloud whale's head was round and broad, its huge, wide forehead seeming to be able to contain the entire firmament.

It had a pair of huge eyes, blue like crystal gems, as large as small lakes, revealing tranquility and wisdom.

The fins on both sides of the cloud whale were like huge white feathers spread out, bringing gusts of breeze as they slid lightly, stirring the clouds around it into whirlpools.

Its tail fin was extremely wide and very powerful; every light wave seemed to be able to push the entire sky.

The cloud whale glided across the horizon, its speed sometimes slow and sometimes fast; the natural clouds in the sky seemed to be summoned by it, naturally gathering towards it, thus forming magnificent cloud streams.

The cloud whale's incomparably huge body traveled leisurely through the cloud streams, as if it were the guardian of this world, quiet and composed.

Although the cloud whale's life aura was at the Nascent Soul level, it didn't give people a sense of oppression at all; instead, it made people feel calm after seeing it.

Suddenly, the cloud whale let out a low and distant cry; the sound seemed to come from the depths of the horizon, piercing through the clouds, carrying a primitive and pure power that reached the deepest part of people's hearts.

At the moment the whale song sounded, the entire sea of clouds became quiet, and countless citizens of Fire Persimmon Xiancheng stopped talking, listening intently to this heavenly sound.

The cloud whale glided quietly across the long sky, gradually approaching Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

The sunlight shone down, passing through its body, changing into soft brilliance, as if the scorching sun had become gentle because of it.

Almost all the citizens of Fire Persimmon Xiancheng were looking up at the cloud whale.

Every movement of the cloud whale's cloud fins and tail fin was so elegant and composed, full of natural charm, as if it had merged with this piece of sky.

This was truly a strange sight!

Finally, the cloud whale stopped slowly, hovering high in the sky, maintaining a safe distance from Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

Although the Cloud Merchants had a good reputation that spread throughout the world, this cloud whale was a Nascent Soul-level existence after all, so there were still concerns, and it consciously stopped in the sky.

After a while, a team of people emerged from the cloud whale's body and flew slowly towards Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

In Fire Persimmon Xiancheng, Fei Si rose into the air to meet this team.

Under the gaze of everyone, the two sides met in mid-air.

Fei Si was not surprised. Because the Cloud Merchants' visiting card had been submitted more than ten days ago.

Only after Fei Si obtained Meng Kui's approval did he allow this Cloud Merchant team to come to Fire Persimmon Xiancheng to do business.

"Lord Fei Si, I am Song Fuli; it is truly an honor to have the opportunity to do business in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng this time!"

Fei Si nodded and smiled, carefully sizing up the Jin Dan cultivator in front of him.

Song Fuli was a middle-aged man with an ordinary face, broad nostrils, and a pair of tiger eyes that shone brightly, giving people the feeling that he was not a businessman, but rather a brave general who had fought on the battlefield.

After Fei Si greeted him, he immediately requested to check Song Fuli's Cloud Merchant identity token and the approval document issued by the Flying Cloud Kingdom.

Fei Si checked the identity token carefully and then unfolded the approval document to see if there were seals from the Flying Cloud Kingdom and the Nandou Kingdom on it.

After everything was confirmed to be correct, he returned the token and other items to Song Fuli.

"Mr. Song, please this way." Fei Si led Song Fuli and flew back to Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

Song Fuli brought several people and entered the city with Fei Si first, while the other half of the team behind him began to wave backwards, directing more people to fly out from the cloud whale's body.

A large group of cloud beasts, in various forms, including cloud horses, cloud cattle, etc., dragged countless cargo boxes, forming a long snake-like formation, flying slowly towards Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

The citizens became excited, and some even raised their hands and cheered.

They discussed heatedly.

"No wonder the place on the west side of the city was cleared out early."

"It seems that the City Lord's Mansion had arrangements long ago; that place is specifically for the Cloud Merchants to stay and set up shops."

"I have never seen such a large-scale merchant fleet; I don't know what kind of novel items they have brought; it's really looking forward to it."

Fire Persimmon Xiancheng became lively.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's residence.

The sixteen-year-old young cultivator was also standing by the window at this moment, looking at a corner of the sky through the window.

"The Flying Cloud Kingdom's merchant fleet?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo also showed some expectation.

In fact, he had always had a good impression of the Flying Cloud Kingdom. This was because his mother came from the Flying Cloud Kingdom.

Song Fuli and Fei Si traveled together.

During the descent, Song Fuli looked down at the entire Fire Persimmon Xiancheng and saw a scar in the middle, which was the ruins left behind by the previous Jin Dan chaotic battle.

Song Fuli showed a look of worry: "I don't know how your City Lord views the Jin Dan chaotic battle not long ago?"

Fei Si quickly comforted him: "It's just that Lord Meng Kui didn't take action; the previous chaotic battle was far from the level where he needed to take action! Your merchant fleet can rest assured; everything is under the control of our City Lord's Mansion."

Song Fuli sighed lightly: "Fire Persimmon Xiancheng has not been built for long; it is a genuine new city. Because of the existence of the Molten Xian Gong, the defensive array of the city is also not fully laid out."

"The appearance of the Molten Xian Gong this time might be a good thing. Perhaps it is an opportunity for the Xiancheng's array to be re-laid?"

"But before that, I hope even more that the merchant fleet entering the city can have the ability to protect itself."

Fei Si nodded slightly and scanned the several cultivators behind Song Fuli.

These cultivators all had quite fierce temperaments; some had scars on their faces, and some had cold gazes, clearly all good fighters.

Cloud Merchants could travel the world and do business everywhere, naturally having strong martial power guarantees.

The Nascent Soul-level cloud whale was one layer, and the guards and cultivators of these merchant fleets were clearly the second layer.

Fei Si pondered: "As long as your merchant fleet carries equipment that meets the standards or is below the standards according to the standards we negotiated before, our side will recognize it."

Song Fuli smiled: "That's good."

He needed to do business here to make money, while the City Lord's Mansion represented by Fei Si needed to satisfy the needs of a large number of foreign cultivators.

The materials that Fire Persimmon Xiancheng could provide could not satisfy the large needs of foreign cultivators.

In the final analysis, Fire Persimmon Xiancheng was still just a new city and had never accommodated so many foreign cultivators.

In the past, Fire Persimmon Xiancheng could be self-sufficient, but now, the demand was too huge, causing the business of various industries in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng to explode, but it was still difficult to satisfy the buyers.

Because of this reason, a series of public security problems were triggered, increasingly affecting the City Lord's Mansion's stable rule over Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

Cloud Merchants made money, the vast number of cultivators obtained a large amount of material replenishment, and the City Lord's Mansion was able to stabilize public security and also had a large amount of tax revenue.

This was a win-win situation that everyone wanted.

Therefore, as soon as the Cloud Merchants appeared, they were widely welcomed.

They quickly set up a large number of shops, tents, and even built high-rise buildings on the open space in the west of the city.

From the first day of doing business, the Cloud Merchants' goods were sold out!

By the second day, Unlike Ning Zhuo wore an ordinary mask magic tool, changed his appearance slightly, left his residence, and came to the Cloud Merchants' shop in the west of the city.

In just one day, the west side of the city had changed its appearance.

Shops of all sizes stood up, all with the characteristics of the Flying Cloud Kingdom. These pure white, gray-white, and off-white buildings were generally very tall and thin, as if they were going to rush straight into the sky.

In comparison, the buildings in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng were all built very wide and thick, giving people a sense of solidity.

The thicker the building, the more it could isolate the temperature.

The temperature on the Fire Persimmon Mountain side was still generally higher.

The Flying Cloud Kingdom side had a suitable temperature, but there was a lot of rain, and thunderstorms were relatively frequent.

The higher the building was built, the more it could accumulate rainwater and utilize lightning and strong winds.

Unlike Ning Zhuo walked among these shops, feeling the exotic customs of the Flying Cloud Kingdom.

People were moving around him, and there were noisy sounds in his ears, some bargaining, some laughing and playing.

Because of the arrival of the Cloud Merchants, the entire Fire Persimmon Xiancheng entered a festive and celebratory atmosphere.

Unlike Ning Zhuo chose a material shop and walked in.

He needed to purchase some clouds as materials to re-refine into the Floating Cloud Scarf.

The clouds produced by the Floating Cloud Scarf were not just the effect of magic power; every time it was pushed, it would also consume the cloud silk contained within the Floating Cloud Scarf.

The material shop was busy, and many people were purchasing this basic material.

After Unlike Ning Zhuo asked about the price, he bought some floating clouds and also bought some floating cloud silk threads.

Floating clouds were considered raw materials, while these floating cloud silk threads had undergone a processing procedure, and the price was a bit more expensive than floating clouds.